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POWER OUTAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
Example:
the ice storm caused a power outage
Synonyms:
power failure; power outage
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("power outage" is a kind of...):
breakdown; equipment failure (a cessation of normal operation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "power outage"):
blackout (the failure of electric power for a general region)
flame-out (the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion)
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